Unleash the Power of Technology: The Newest Digital Caliper and Ruler

[@timrodgers8551]

As a machinist it’s interesting. However it’s missing a depth probe. Also keeping it clean when changing tools will be critical. Its accuracy at .01 mm is ok not great.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

Great points Tim, thanks for sharing and watching. I agree with you!

[@gteam53]

What a cool tool!

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

I thought so too! Thasks so much for watching Gteam53! :)

[@skippylippy547]

I'm sticking with my slide rule.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

Haha! I get it! :) I remember my dad having a drawer full of those! Thanks for watching skippylippy

[@michaelkelley6905]

Dang! That was a surprise tool review. I never expected to see something as functional as that. Looks like super accurate, too. Well done. Tons of uses for that one.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

Thanks Michael! It has a lot of bells and whistles! We will see if it can replace the old ruler and simple calipers I have! :) It was fun to look at it that is for sure!

[@rodpotts2666]

Now that is slick.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

I thought so too! Thanks for watching Rod!

[@rsxen8990]

Haha, probably triggering a lot of people with that first part. The tool looks awesome but man that price $249, no problem for them Woodpecker/Festool bros. Bet we'll seem them on the bigger channel soon, but we saw it here first!

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

I hear you rsxen! It’s a tad salty! Pretty cool tool but man, it will hurt your wallet!

[@Buffy1967]

I use an analog caliper, no battery to change but it's a pretty cool caliper for all it can do . Merry Christmas ⛄

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

That's awesome, I think I need to get an analog one myself just to see if I might like those better than the digital. Thanks for watching Buffy!

[@jeramiahshastid6041]

I thought at first “no way I’d pay that for a woodworking caliper” but it’s added use as a ruler and the various ways it can be used means I’ll be saving up to get it! I wish they sold the ruler part by itself, I would buy both just so I didn’t have to take it apart to use the different features. SEMPER FI

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

It's a pretty cool little gadget jeramiah! They actually do sell just the ruler itself, in fact I think that is the piece that everything was designed off of. Best of luck and thanks so much for watching!

[@terrymulgrew7534]

how many extra little screws are there? They seem like they are waiting to get lost. Cool review

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

I agree Terry! There are two extra screws (very small). I have them zippered up in the case, but yeah, small things like that are always getting lost! Thanks for watching!

[@SandyMasquith]

That's a really cool tiny beast. I love the idea it could help mark out box joints using the segments mode. It could possibly help with dovetails, too, but I think that because pins and tails are such different measurements (i.e. 1/8" pin with 3/4" tails for instance), it's asking a bit much of it. Then again, the tool has so many other uses. And it actually seems to be able to do all those well. At this point, it's a tad out of my budget, but thank you for showing it!

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

Thank you so much Sandy. What a great idea with the dovetail layout. I can't believe I didn't think of that, great suggestion. Thanks so much for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it! :)

[@chrisharrell2449]

I will be very interested. to see how this is in a few months time. As all the digital callipers I bought in the past are okay at the beginning. but they have all soon. started to let me down. for various reasons. which vary from dampness. temperature. Battery rundown even when switched off. I've just purchased a manual dial calliper. because I've got so sick of them. I've probably got a 10 digital callipers. and I don't trust one of them. One of the most common things I get is the. starting to flash. and jump up and down for no reason. Another one. is Suddenly, to add 5 millimetre to the measurement. Out of nowhere, or use the roller. and roll it backwards and forwards, and it won't zero. I just find them not accurate. He is hoping this one is.accurate? But at the price it is I wouldn't. be lieving in it on my bench. I feel this is more for draughtsman than it is. for a tradesman. Anyway, I look forward to your next video and thank. you and thanks for bringing it to our attention.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

My pleasure Chris! Thanks for watching I 100% agree with your concerns. If I had paid for this thing, I would have a hard time using it all the time, as I would be "protecting my investment" I also agree this is a design with the ruler that I think would be greatly used if you were an architect or something like that. For the caliper alone, there are probably better options, but it was fun to take a look at it! Thanks so much for commenting and watching!

[@scrook1027]

Interesting lots of techy features, but I just can't wrap my head around how this is actually better than a regular straight edge ruler or a decent quality digital caliper. I'm doing wood working not building a space ship! Call me old fashioned but when I draw lines I personally find the marking instruments that hold a pencil lead and you move the whole thing along to be rather cumbersome. For most woodworking projects, I like the analog metal calipers that are marked off in fractions of an inch to be the most useful for me.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

I totally get it scrook! My point with this video was mainly to show the technology of it. I'm really quite a nerd when it comes to looking at new tools. Sometimes I think technology isn't always better, but at least it shows what could be potentially done in the future. Time will tell if these will replace my tried and true methods (I'm guessing they won't) but it was fun to check out the tech! :)

[@robertlevine2152]

Flyndogg, Your new tool is very interesting. If you look at the price you're in the Starrett/Mitutoyo range. If I'm paying that much for the caliper I'd opt for the name brand. I can speak from experience working after school and summers as a draftsman and as an engineer after college using the "ruler" function is too gimmicky. Using a triangle rule, you get six different scales. They're easy to use. I have a metric, engineer's, and architect's rule. I don't see any advantage of a digital scale. Offhand the one real problem I see is the size of the tool. It is awfully big for use as a caliper. It cannot take depth measurements when cleaning a mortise or a hole depth.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

These are all great points Robert, thank you for sharing all of this perspective. I think it is all very good suggestions and comments regarding both the ruler and the caliper. Thank you so much for sharing and watching!

[@Gozeto17]

Very cool tool. I can see how it would be useful for many different career fields. Nice work sir

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

Thanks so much Gozeto17! I was impressed with it myself! Thanks so much for watching!

[@thistledownwoodcraft3426]

Cool, does it make coffee?

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

Haha! I think that is on the next software update! :) Thanks for making me laugh thistledownwoodcraft!

[@tpaulsmith7194]

Everything depends on the size of your pencil. 😂 Happy holidays, Brian.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

Isn't that the truth! :) Happy holidays to you as well Paul!

[@jeffstanley4593]

The large width of the "inside" caliper pieces limits its ability to measure smaller holes. They look to be from 1/4 to 5/16 inch wide. All calipers that I have seen have those come to a point. Great video but that is not for me.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

I 100% agree with you. Another viewer commented the same thing. They need to slim those things down for sure! It was fun to take a look at but has some limitations. Thanks for watching!

[@w9jim]

Looks too complicated for everyday use. I'd like to see you compare the readout on the ruler to an actual tape measure.

[@ST-0311]

Agree.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

Great idea w9jim, I probably should have shown some measurement comparisons with the tool. I did do this off camera, and didn't notice any discrepancies, but should have shown in the video as well. Thanks for watching!

[@isaacseesyou]

I want them! $

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

Pretty cool little tool huh? Kind of pricey but has a lot of capabilities especially if you are doing drafting!

[@D4RKFiB3R]

It's a shame that the tips of the calipers are so thick / rounded off. Can't get into tiny places with those. And no depth guage. Seems they were an afterthought :(

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

I totally agree with you. This tool seems to be designed as a caliper secondarily to the ruler. Still a pretty cool little gadget, but I've ran into problems tryng to do interior measurements with those thick arms. Thansk so much for watching D4RKFiB3R! Cool username by the way!

[@themeat5053]

Dogg, man gym shorts and a tee? Ain't insulation grand? Can you use that caliper with a lathe? Whaaaat? Thank goodness for the rubber, we wouldn't want to slip off the end. We wouldn't be converting it into a "scale" ruler too often. Seems to us that the more it was taken apart, the more of a chance to either lose the small screw (included) or misshape the caliper head. From your demonstration we think that this is a neat toy, but it would add hours onto a project vs. a standard caliber that you open the jaws and read the measurement. Merry Christmas and support Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

Oh man, you don't even know the 1/2 of it with the insulation. It is like a totally different experience this year. No more hot showers after a few hours in the shop. Probably could still use the shower but I won't be freezing cold! :) Great points on the caliper. I think you share a lot of what other people's impressions were as well. I got a notification on the shipment of the lathe! we will see if it arrives before christmas! Thanks for the suggestion on St Jude, good charity to support!

[@themeat5053]

@@FlynndoggWoodwork They'll get it there. The only problem I see is that you are your own Santa Claus (I know how that goes, seems to be the case here in the shop also). Anyway, I'm still hoping for that Paolini pocket rule. I wasn't greedy, I asked only for the 6". I was asked if I wanted the three (6",8" and 12") pack, I declined because I'm only wanting the Paolini for the status. If Santa brings it, I'll be a step closer to being cool. However, I've used my grandfather's carpenter's square since I began, it seems to work. Merry Christmas Dogg man and the rest of the Dogg pile!

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

@@themeat5053 You are exactly right with that being my own santa thing. In fact my wife just told me get what you want and I'll wrap it for you and put it under the tree:) You deserve the Paolini Meat, I'm sure santa will bring it for you! :) You'll never guess what I got in the mail today! It was indeed my present to myself!

[@patrickdjebar9225]

Hello, nice but too much links in your description

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

Noted, thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching Patrick!

[@D4RKFiB3R]

@@FlynndoggWoodwork Don't listen to him. Anyone can stop reading after the actual description. The links are useful. I would put the video chapters higher up though. 👍🏻

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

@@D4RKFiB3R Good suggestion. I always wondered if people used those video chapters in the description or if they were just to put them on the actual video. I'll move them up in the future!

[@D4RKFiB3R]

@@FlynndoggWoodwork I'm not sure how often people use them either, but they are useful. And moving them further up may keep the likes of Mr. Grumpy Pants over there happy, when he doesn't "have to" read all that other info you took the time and effort to provide for everyone elses convenience. 🤣

[@patcross5799]

Does "I haven't unpacked my set up blocks" really mean I can't remember where I put the darn things? That is a nice tool, I did notice how large the inside calipers were and I also noticed that it doesn't have a depth gauge either. Both of those would really make me think twice before dropping that kind of money. Still, thanks for the fun video.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

You know me too well Pat! It was a combination of me not unpacking everything yet and not knowing where int he hell everything is! :) I agree with you on the inside calipers. They need to sleek that design down so that it can fit smaller holes. Great observation. I was noticing that when I was editing the video, and probably should have commented on that!

[@bigmanh007]

Too much work, faster to grab a ruler

[@jeffstanley4593]

By far!

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

I hear you. The ruler has way too many functions for woodworking unless you are doing something like scaling up drawings. The calipers are nice, but it's a lot of money just for that feature. Old ruler will always work! :) Thanks for watching bigmanh!

[@lanceyohe6026]

Agree, too much work. I just don’t see any value added. That slider tab or even the line on the magnifier is too thick. I have an old school vernier caliper, a Starrett dial caliper in imperial, and several precision rulers from PEC Tools and a couple of marking knifes that do 99% of everything I need in my shop for woodworking. Lately, it seems like tool manufacturers are producing gimmicky stuff like that trying to compensate for proper woodworking techniques. Learn how to take reference measurements, without a ruler or caliper from the actual piece, and your accuracy will increase ten fold.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

@@lanceyohe6026 I hear you, I would like to test out an analog caliper sometime soon, Never used one before, and I think it would be a great addition and learning experience.

[@ДартВейдер-з4э]

😯💥👍🤝😎

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

Thanks for watching!

[@ulrichg.3424]

Sorry, but this is the most useless ruler/caliper I have ever seen...! This might be worth the high price for everyone who wants to boast of his Hi-Tech Equipment. Still, everyone really working in his workshop will have no place for a bulky and complicated device like that. It takes a long time to change and set, and you are likely to lose those tiny extras very quickly.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

I hear you, thanks for sharing your opinion and watching

[@rolandharrison5651]

This is definitely not a one trick pony. It’s more like a digital slide rule. I don’t understand a slide rule but I think I’d get lost in this thing. Go Ask Alice.

[@FlynndoggWoodwork]

Haha! Thanks so much for sharing and commenting Roland! It is pretty slick and was cool to see the tech in this tool. Thanks for watching!